Re: [pct-l] bears

["R.J.Calliger (510.651.1876)" <calliger@infolane.com>]

I also did the 100 yards "trick"-- I went up the mountain - actually closer
to 200 meters-
a little pain to carry water- but that was only once...I slept like a baby
and just
barely heard the animals (human and otherwise) twitterign and banging and
playing
all night long! And the entire area is so beautiful isn't it?

--Rich Calliger


At 5:19 AM -0700 9/10/99, Docdc999@aol.com wrote:
>Bears are like big mice...all they want is your food.
>Just did my 2nd JMT thruhike during the high traffic month of Aug.   I know
>about the infamous Cathedral Lakes bears from last year.  We set up a
>dinnerless camp in the middle of it all.  There were 3 other camps set up
>about 100 yards away in each direction.  I told them they were foolish for
>cooking there.  Well, at dusk the fun began.  From about 8 until 3AM they
>were yelling and banging all night to scare away the bears.  Yet, we lie
>there all night...untouched.  We would watch as the bear walked back and
>forth right infront of our 2man tent door.  One time he sat there, looked in,
>and ran towards another tent.  He appeared to be having the time of his life
>playing around with them.
>What did we do with our food?  Wouldn't consider anything but sleeping with
>my wonderful food!!
>This year I stealthed away from that popular area at around 300 yards away.
>The only annoying thing was the same as last year.  Could you campers be a
>little quieter when you're yelling and screaming all  night at the bears....I
>need my sleep!!  One guy was even blaring a radio!!!
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Richard J. Calliger
Custom Developed Systems,Inc.
Vice President of Engineering
510.502.5552
510.651.1876

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